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There are certainly people that sport their poppd colars, but there is a diversity in the student body that is important, entertaining, and lends to a diverse group of oppinions within the colleges population.

To a certain extent. I think that Conn has really alternative people, and they also have very preppy people but they also have everyone else in between. There really is no overwhelming dominant stereotypical group. Everyone finds their niche and the entire campus is interwoven socially.

As a passive observer for the last four years, this portrait is incredibly accurate for 60-70{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the population. The remaining 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} constitute an eclectic variation of international students, minorities, a few hippies and environment fanatics, a handful of quirky science kids and academia obsessed individuals. If you're looking for a diverse and interesting campus, please look beyond Connecticut College for your social life.

I have to say that both are somewhat accurate. Some of the students are indeed very preppy, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. There are many different kinds of people at Conn: preppy, metal, etc. But we, as a student body, tend to look past the labels. It is also true that some of the students are quite sheltered and spoiled, but they make up the minority. The stereotype that Conn students are friendly and welcome is true. That was my favorite part of Conn, everyone was so nice and ready to give anyone a chance. There were very few snap judgments.

Yes. I would say this depictions is accurate for about 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the school. In other words you are almost guaranteed to have a few of these characters in or around your circle of friends. Just because they are rich and dress like Tom Brady (which for the record is rather effeminate) doesn't mean they can't be fun. Hell, my rich friends tend to fund my fun so they can't be all that bad.

Preppy and rich - yes. I don't think we have quite as much of a drinking culture as some other similar schools though.

To an extent, but there are a lot of interesting people

Connecticut College does have many "preppy" students. However, there many other groups on campus.

It depends how you look at it. Many small liberal arts colleges in the Northeast share these stereotypes, but the word "stereotype" has a negative connotation. There are plenty of ethnicities and cultures represented at Conn, but a large percentage of students are rich and white (preppy is less common). This is not a bad thing for many people (although it is often described that way), because rich, white kids want to be around other rich white kids. So yes, these stereotypes are accurate (with more than enought exceptions), but anyone seriously considering Conn probably wouldn't mind a homogenous population.

Not a hundred percent there are some preps and hippies just as their is at every school but the majority of the students are intelluctually brilliant and do not do drugs.